nycdaug Chapter 522 Busy After Returning Home
Chapter 522 Busy After Returning Home
Inside the Apocalypse, the flagship of the Interstellar Alliance's space fleet, Li Chenglong was having lunch with Jin Mengfei. He had spent the entire morning studying the battle plan with various documents at Geddes's place, and had only just managed to find a moment to eat.
While eating, Li Chenglong said, "After we arrive at our destination, I will pilot the Sea Emperor through the dimensional portal to Earth. You will come with me then. I will ask Han Xiaoling and Zhao Liying to take care of you. As for where you will sleep, you can stay with Han Xiaoling for now. Her house is not big, but it is still 100 square meters. Just make do there for now, and I will make arrangements after I finish these things."
Jin Mengfei nodded: "Okay, I'll do whatever you say. I've been thinking about it these past two days, and you need to arrange a job for me. Although I want to become a singer, I'd rather learn about the world first, and that's the fastest way to learn these things."
Li Chenglong agreed: "Great, it's wonderful that you have this idea. How about this, you can work in our Section One. Section One is all women, so it'll be easier to get along with you. And because of the special nature of the work in Section One, you can learn more than in other places. When we get back to Shuguang City, I'll first process your ID card, then give you a brand new crystal phone, and then introduce you to Wang Jie, the deputy head of Section One. With her guidance, you'll get to know her very quickly."
Jin Mengfei had previously learned about the roles of Section 1 and Section 2 of the Special Task Support Section of the Information Processing Department of the Information Management Department of Shuguang City Center through Li Chenglong and Jingshi's laptop, and had long admired them. When she heard that Li Chenglong was going to arrange for her to work there, she immediately agreed.
After finishing their meal, Jin Mengfei took the initiative to pack her things, while Li Chenglong, having work to do, said goodbye and left the room.
The officers' quarters on the flagship Apocalypse were all single rooms, quite spacious at eight square meters. Ordinary soldiers, on the other hand, had four-person rooms, all the same size. Single room occupants could cook their own meals, while those in regular quarters had to eat in the mess hall. To show respect for Li Chenglong, Guedes prepared the best 10-square-meter deluxe single rooms for him and Jin Mengqi, one for each of them.
On March 15, 2028, Earth calendar, Geddes led two interstellar fleets to the outer edge of the Black Curtain. Upon arrival, he immediately ordered his subordinates to study and analyze the Black Curtain in order to find its weak points, which resembled a giant sphere.
As for the three fleets from Meilan Star, Roland Star, and Hailan Star, they would need two more days to arrive and rendezvous. After preparations were complete, Li Chenglong bid farewell to Geddes and the others, and together with Jin Mengfei, boarded the Sea Emperor and left the interstellar fleet, passing through the darkness via dimensional travel.
As soon as they passed through the darkness, Li Chenglong used his abilities to carefully sense the interior of the darkness, especially the situation on Earth. Finding everything normal, he felt relieved. Five hours later, after several jumps, the Sea Emperor finally arrived in the Earth Sphere and headed towards Dawn City.
At this time, Li Chenglong had already made contact with Dawn City and learned that he would be returning soon, so everyone prepared to welcome him. Meanwhile, Wang Jie, as the deputy head of the first section, reported on the recent situation in Dawn City, while Zheng Yong reported on the recent situation of the Dawn Army.
Li Chenglong learned that neither Dawn City nor the Dawn Army had encountered any problems. During this period, the special forces had attacked several times, including two attacks by special warriors, but Marina, Yunlan, and Lena had all worked together to eliminate them.
At 9:00 AM, the Sea Emperor slowly landed at Dawn City's civilian airport. The main leaders of Dawn City and the Dawn Army, as well as people from all walks of life who came spontaneously, all came to greet it.
Yun Lan stood at the front, holding her daughter in her right arm and her son's hand in her left. Li Xue, Han Xiaoling, and Su Qian stood beside her. Li Chenglong stepped out of the Sea Emperor's cabin first, waving to everyone who had come to welcome him. Thirty seconds later, he quickly walked to Yun Lan, picked up his son, kissed his daughter on the cheek, and said to Yun Lan with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work these past few days."
He wanted to kiss Yunlan, but Yunlan stopped him with her hand: "Don't do it here, so many people are watching." Li Chenglong then held his son and greeted Ma Tiancheng, Yun Qian, Shen Menghua, Zheng Yong, Feng Tian, Qi Guoan and others one by one.
After exchanging pleasantries, Li Chenglong called Han Xiaoling and Zhao Liying over and briefly told them about Jin Mengfei. The two women were also very surprised, but the facts were undeniable, leaving them no choice but to believe it.
Li Chenglong said, "There were so many people just now, she was too embarrassed to come down. Go and pick her up now. Xiaoling, she'll stay with you for now. After you help her settle in, get her an ID card and a brand new crystal phone. Then take her around to get familiar with the place. Zhao Liying, tell Wang Jie that Jin Mengqi will be going back to work in Section One in a few days, and ask her to take good care of her."
After the two left, Li Chenglong gathered Yun Lan, Ma Tiancheng, Feng Tian, Zheng Yong and others together. He said seriously, "Pass down the notice that the Dawn Autonomous Region Committee of the Chinese People's Congress will be held this afternoon. I will give a report at the meeting and announce the battle plan at the General Committee meeting early tomorrow morning."
After speaking, he and Yunlan and the rest of the family got into a large SUV, and Li Xue personally drove towards the Dawn Tower. In the car, Li Chenglong dialed the number of Chen Guoqiang, the commander of the Chinese forces, and gave him a brief report on the current situation and subsequent combat operations. A detailed report would be submitted that evening.
Commander Chen Guoqiang highly praised Li Chenglong's actions over the past few months and requested that the afternoon's meeting of the Huaxia People's Congress Dawn Autonomous Region Committee be broadcast live through a dedicated encrypted crystal network. This would allow high-ranking officials from all Huaxia bases to watch and accurately grasp the current situation.
Li Chenglong naturally agreed. In fact, he had already intended to do so and was just about to apply to Commander Chen Guoqiang when the commander spoke first.
On the way, Li Chenglong made more than a dozen phone calls and also communicated with Zheng Yong, Feng Tian, and others. Due to the urgency of the military situation, the Dawn Army's high-level meeting was held at 7 p.m. in the headquarters' main conference room. After the general meeting the next morning, the combat operation could officially begin.
When Yunlan noticed that Han Xiaoling was not there, she asked, "Where did Xiaoling go? I could see her just now, but she disappeared in the blink of an eye."
Li Chenglong briefly explained the situation and instructed everyone to keep it a secret. He had already told Zhao Liying and Han Xiaoling that Jin Mengfei's public identity would be someone from another base, and also a distant relative of Han Xiaoling. Li Chenglong also asked Han Xiaoling to inform Zhao Rui and Wang Bing to keep their story consistent.
Since Li Chenglong had said that, Yun Lan didn't say anything more. She changed the subject: "By the way, before you left, you asked Teacher Lena to start building the fleet. After these months of hard work and the full support of all parties, a fleet has now been formed. Most of it consists of alien warships scattered in various places, while the main force is the Dawn Army's fleet and the European and American joint fleet."
Li Chenglong nodded: "Good, it would be great if the formation could be successful, as this would greatly increase our chances of winning. After the meeting this afternoon, I will have a small meeting with Teacher Lena, Marina, and others to learn more about this fleet."
At 2 PM, the Dawn Autonomous Region Committee Meeting of the Chinese People's Congress was held in the main conference hall on the second floor of the Dawn Tower. Due to various reasons, this meeting will not be broadcast live across the entire region; however, high-ranking officials at each base can watch the live stream using an encrypted network.
The attendees included all members of the People's Council from the Dawn City Autonomous Region, representatives from the space fleet and the planet Setan, as well as some foreign representatives, such as Mr. Roddick and Princess Sera's special envoy.
After the meeting, Li Chenglong learned from Teacher Lena and Marina that Earth's interstellar fleet had been successfully formed, including all combat-capable warships, totaling 8 large space warships, 40 medium warships, and 124 small warships. Although it was still somewhat inferior to a fully-equipped interstellar fleet, this was all the strength Earth could muster.
After discussion, everyone unanimously decided that Marina would be the commander of Earth's interstellar fleet, and Reina, Cecily, and Notor would be the vice commanders. Li Chenglong also agreed to this.